UPM Annual General Meeting 2016 liveblog

16.06 The UPM Annual General Meeting 2016 has ended. Time for coffee and cake! A big thank you to the shareholders for attending or following us here and on Twitter and of courseto all UPM employees who participated in organizing the event.

Scroll from the bottom upwards to see the meeting from the beginning to the end.

It takes quick moves to serve coffee for a thousand people.

Coffee is needed after a two hour meeting.

Strawberry cake with Grand Marnier.

Employees going home with flowers.

Photo: Juha Rahkonen.

15.29 Responsibility is a source of competitive advantage and growth at UPM.

CEO Jussi Pesonen. UPM's different business areas have excellent synergy.

Photo: Juha Rahkonen.

15.06 Great improvements on health and safety at work at UPM.

Goes well with World Health Day.

The shareholders asked a lot of good questions after the speeches. Photo: Juha Rahkonen.

14.55 CEO Jussi Pesonen speaking now at the event. Focus on performance and growth.

CEO Jussi Pesonen. Good discussions with shareholders are an integral part of every AGM. Photo: Juha Rahkonen.

Sami Lundgren, Director of Environmental Intelligence at UPM, knows just about everything about responsible business and how to measure it.

11:37 The staff info gave everyone a final boost in getting ready for the event. About a thousand shareholders are expected to arrive in just two hours. It's going to be a great day!

The photographer is very interested in our documents and timetable.

Ready for the big event.

10:36 It's time to start the UPM Annual General Meeting liveblog! We'll keep you updated through the day. The staff is getting ready to receive our guests in Messukeskus Expo and Convention center in Helsinki. Just three hours till the shareholders arrive. See you soon!

The flowers decorating the AGM are given to the staff to take home after the event.

A product display stand will be manned at all times. Get to know all of our products at the lobby. We're happy to answer any questions.